The Japan Association for Language Teaching

The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the improvement of language teaching and learning both within Japan and internationally. JALT has nearly 3,000 members, with 35 chapters and 26 SIGs.

JALT Membership

You can easily join JALT or renew your JALT membership online.

JALT membership offers the following benefits:

Member-rate admission to JALT conferences such as the annual JALT international conference
Free or member-rate admission to JALT Chapter and SIG meetings and events
Subscription to JALT's two main publications The Language Teacher and JALT Journal
Discounts at JALT's Apple Store
Check here to see many more benefits of JALT membership!

JALT2012

Making a Difference
Oct. 12-15 2012, Act City, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
http://jalt.org/conference

JALT Publications

As a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the improvement of language teaching and learning in Japan, JALT has a rich tradition of publishing relevant material in its many publications.

The JALT Publications site is home to JALT's two main publications; The Language Teacher (TLT) and JALT Journal, as well as the annual Conference Proceedings: http://jalt-publications.org

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Upcoming Events

Here are the latest upcoming nationwide events hosted by our local chapters. Click on an event title to see full details. More event listings can be found on our event calendar.

Mobile Audio Recording and the Web for Language Teachers

9 Feb 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm Tokyo-to

In this talk, Scott Lockman will introduce free web-based tools and a...

Developing resources for self-directed learning

11 Feb 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm Kitakyushu

Participants will be lead through the creation of a curriculum-based...

Film showing: The Grandpa from Brazil

12 Feb 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:30pm Takatsuki

The film "The Grandpa from Brazil" documents the life of Mr. Kenichi...

Humour is teachable

12 Feb 2012 - 2:15pm - 4:20pm Matsuyama Chapter

Many people say: “Either you have a sense of humour or you don’t. So...

Improvisational Psychodrama (即興心理劇)

18 Feb 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm Hamamatsu

Psychodrama is a therapeutic technique conceived and developed by Jacob...

Testing Interactional Speaking - A workshop

18 Feb 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm Fukuoka Chapter

An overview of a group "small-talk" type test that targets an often...

JALT Ibaraki Chapter February Meeting

19 Feb 2012 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm Tsuchiura

1:00 - 2:20:
Title: Learners' Lives as Curriculum: Using Student-...

Motivating students through vocabulary building, reading aloud and home study

19 Feb 2012 - 1:30pm - 4:00pm Nagoya Chapter

The presenter will discuss his system of vocabulary building, various...

View all the upcoming events scheduled by various chapters or SIGs. Use the links to browse through all the listings.

To see all events for various groups, including those past, see the full events listing page.
To view events held prior to November 2008, visit the calendar archives.

Computer Assisted Language Learning SIG (1)
Extensive Reading SIG (1)
Fukuoka Chapter (6)
Gunma Chapter (1)
Hamamatsu Chapter (1)
Hiroshima Chapter (2)
Ibaraki Chapter (1)
Kitakyushu Chapter (8)
Kyoto Chapter (1)
Matsuyama Chapter (3)
Nagasaki Chapter (1)
Nagoya Chapter (2)
National (1)
Oita Chapter (2)
Osaka Chapter (2)
Pan-SIG (1)
Shizuoka Chapter (2)
Task Based Learning SIG (1)
Tokyo Chapter (3)
Vocabulary SIG (1)

View all the events scheduled in various prefectures or cities since November 2008. Use the links to browse through all our listings.

To view upcoming events in various regions, visit the upcoming events page.
To view events held prior to November 2008, visit the calendar archives.

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Here's the latest news from JALT.
Previous items can be found in the news archives.

JALT Central Office Holiday Hours

Posted: Mon, 12/19/2011 - 8:10pm

The JALT Central Office (JCO) will be closed from December 29th through January 4th. The office will reopen on January 5th at 9:00 am. Happy Holidays

Announcement of Research Grants

Posted: Wed, 11/23/2011 - 10:54am

As announced at the JALT 2011 Conference, this year's awardees for Research Grants Awards are:
Catherine LeBlanc
Andee Pollard
and
Stuart McLean, Nicholas Hogg and Thomas Rush.

Congratulations to them!

Anthony Robins, JALT Research Grants Committee Chair

Note:
Stuart McLean and his co-awardees would very much welcome help from JALT members
with their project to research university students' vocabulary sizes. If you have such classes
and are willing to administer an online or paper survey, please contact Stuart at:
beso293(ATMARK)hotmail.com

JCO Closed during the JALT 2011 National Conference

Posted: Mon, 11/14/2011 - 11:18pm

The JALT Central Office will be closed from November 18 to the 24th.
The office will re-open at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 25th.

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